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To　which　Robert　replied；　〃Have　you　ever　noticed　that　there　are　a　lot　of　accountants　who　aren't　rich？　And　bankers；　and　attorneys；　and　stockbrokers　and　real　estate　brokers。　They　know　a　lot；　and　for　the　most　part　are　smart　people；　but　most　of　them　are　not　rich。　Since　our　schools　do　not　teach　people　what　the　rich　know；　we　take　advice　from　these　people。　But　one　day；　you're　driving　down　the　highway；　stuck　in　traffic；　struggling　to　get　to　work；　and　you　look　over　to　your　right　and　you　see　your　accountant　stuck　in　the　same　traffic　jam。　You　look　to　your　left　and　you　see　your　banker。　That　should　tell　you　something。〃

The　puter　programmer　was　also　unimpressed　by　the　game：　〃I　can　buy　software　to　teach　me　this。〃

The　banker；　however；　was　moved。　〃I　studied　this　in　school…the　accounting　part；　that　is…but　I　never　knew　how　to　apply　it　to　real　life。　Now　I　know。　I　need　to　get　myself　out　of　the　‘Rat　Race。'　〃

But　it　was　my　daughter's　ments　that　most　touched　me。　〃I　had　fun　learning；〃　she　said。　〃I　learned　a　lot　about　how　money　really　works　and　how　to　invest。〃

Then　she　added：　〃Now　I　know　I　can　choose　a　profession　for　the　work　I　want　to　perform　and　not　because　of　job　security；　benefits　or　howmuch　I　get　paid。　If　I　learn　what　this　game　teaches；　I'm　free　to　do　and　study　what　my　heart　wants　to　study。　。　。rather　than　study　something　because　businesses　are　looking　for　certain　job　skills。　If　I　learn　this；　I　won't　have　to　worry　about　job　security　and　Social　Security　the　way　most　of　my　classmates　already　do。〃

I　was　not　able　to　stay　and　talk　with　Robert　after　we　had　played　the　game；　but　we　agreed　to　meet　later　to　further　discuss　his　project。　I　knew　he　wanted　to　use　the　game　to　help　others　bee　more　financially　savvy；　and　I　was　eager　to　hear　more　about　his　plans。

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